Grown, not made
[ A NEW MATERIAL COMPANY. REPLACING FORESTRY WITH FERMENTATION ]
More than a product
collection. A new
material system.
Brew Tree is developing a platform of fermentation-grown cellulose materials designed to replace resource-intensive products traditionally made from trees, plastics, and animal leather.
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A flexible cellulose-based material grown through fermentation in as little as 7 days. No animals. No petrochemicals. The material behind our first collection.
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Cellulose grown into paper-like sheets with unique texture, strength, and natural character. Designed for packaging, stationery, and creative applications.
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A next-generation cellulose composite designed to mimic the strength and machinability of timber — without harvesting forests. Furniture, interiors, manufacturing.
Made differently.
Hold Fast is our first card holder — compact, functional and made from a next-generation material built around bacterial cellulose and natural fibres.
Bacterial cellulose is grown by microorganisms rather than harvested from trees. The result is a material that challenges the way we think about where everyday products can come from.
Hold Fast is a small piece of a much bigger Brew Tree idea:
Grow cellulose in days, not decades.
DETAILS
Slim everyday card holder
Multiple card slots
Black finish
Embossed Brew Tree branding
Cellulose-based biomaterial
First Edition
Limited to 50 pieces
Proof that materials can be made differently.
Proof of Life is our first zip purse — a functional everyday piece made from a next-generation material built around bacterial cellulose and natural fibres.
Finished in black with gold-tone Brew Tree hardware, it's designed to be carried every day.
But this isn't really just about making another purse.
It's about showing what's possible when we rethink the way materials are made.
Microorganisms can grow cellulose. Waste streams can become resources. Biology can become part of manufacturing.
Proof of Life is a tangible first step toward the material future Brew Tree is working to build.
DETAILS
Compact zip-around design
Internal card and storage compartments
Black finish
Gold-tone zip and Brew Tree hardware
Cellulose-based biomaterial
First Edition
Limited to 50 pieces
The Collection
Introducing our first collection of products using our patented bacterial cellulose.
Bacterial cellulose is grown by microorganisms rather than harvested from trees. The result is a material that challenges the way we think about where everyday products can come from.
Hold Fast is a small piece of a much bigger Brew Tree idea:
Grow cellulose in days, not decades.
What if we could make the materials we need without destroying the ecosystems we love?
[ ABOUT US ]
Every year, millions of hectares of forest are cleared to meet the world's growing demand for cellulose-based materials. Packaging still depends on trees. Leather still depends on animals. The current system was designed for extraction — not for the cycles of the living world.
Matt has been thinking about this problem his whole life. Growing up with a deep conviction that the way we make things is fundamentally broken, he studied environmental management at university and spent years working in the field — not as a career, but as a calling.
So he went looking for something different. Something that didn't ask people to sacrifice beauty or quality for conscience. He found it in bacterial cellulose — a material grown from living cultures that has the strength and texture of leather, the workability of paper, and the structural properties of wood. All from the same source. All without harm.
